This article deals with the pros and cons of Check-Rails on Curves, especially in India and Sri Lanka. Check-Rails on railway curves are a relic from England, the cradle of railways. Check-Rails on Curves create a lot of pain for little or no benefit. By modern Friction-Management: Preventive and Target Rail and Wheel Profiling and […]
Month: August 2016
CRASH ENERGY MANAGEMENT; Part I and II
MODERN CRASH-WORTHY FRONT DESIGN-ENGINEERING FOR RAIL- CARS, POWER-SETS AND MULTIPLE UNITES IN COMPLIANCE WITH US AND EUROPEAN NORMS FOR THE PASSIVE DRIVER`S PROTECTION ON COLLISION WITH A HEAVY OBJECT In Sri Lanka there had been two collisions of the Indian build Class S11 Diesel Multiple Unit, DMU, with the rear of stationary trains. In both […]
EUROPEAN TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM, ETCS What ETCS is and how does it actually function
The technical Paper explains in a compact form, what the European Train Control System is, how does it function and work, and what the crucial points are. To read more, download: ETCS
THE CLASS M2 DIESEL-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES IN SRI LANKA – The “Canadian Warriors”
In the period between 1954 and 1966 the Canadian Government gifted to Sri Lanka under the “COLOMBO PLAN AID — FROM CANADA” 14 sturdy A1A’-A1A’ and B0’-B0’ Diesel- electric Locomotives based on the General Motors EMD Multi-Purpose GP8, GP9 and G12 Locomotives and build in the Canadian and USA General Motors, Electric Motive Division workshops. […]
The old Warrior Class M 1 Loco back on the Track. What is the advisable Wheel-Arrangement and Wheel-Base for Upcountry running Locomotives? & The Calamity with the French/Alstom build Class M9.- A Feature Article elaborated for a Technical Railway Exhibition and a Seminar with Students of the Richmond Hill College, Galle, Sri Lanka,October 2014.
The CLASS “M1” Locos with the wheel arrangement A1A’A1A’, build for Ceylon Railways by the British BRUSH BAGNALL TRACTION LTD in Loughborough UK between 1952 and 1955, mark a milestone in the British development of Main Line Diesel-electric Locomotives. The locomotives weighed 89 tons and had a 1000 hp (746 kW) V12 Mirlees JS12VT four- […]